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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Sweden is simply a very expensive country. the food is very expensive and so is the alcohol. Actually nothing is cheaper. Your social life is far more busy as weel then at home so you spent more. You also travel more to see something of the country, in Holland travelling with public transport is free if you study.
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Food, Housing, Overall, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Bring alcohol from home! If you have the possibility do your shopping together with someone and plan for a week in advance. This will definately save you money. Because you will be more efficient. Also write down what you spend! Keep up your finances!
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Glykeria T
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food: In my home University we could have lunch and dinner for free, but in Sweden no. So i had to buy all the food.
Telephone: i spent less because i was using skype a lot to communicate with the people in Greece and for communicating with the exchange students we had a really cheap offer.
Housing: In Greece i don't have to pay a rent.
Nightlife: The alcohol was more expensive in Sweden and we were going out really often.
Travel: within the six mounths i was there i travelled quite a lot.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall, Housing, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Allyson
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Overall things are more in expensive in Sweden. But through my university I had all the same prices for food and rent that I had at home. As far as travel is concerned, I took advantage of being in Europe and travelled as much as I could.Phone bills were obviously higher since I had to call overseas.
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Telephone, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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sc7jk
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Nightlife: State controlled alcohol prices. Accommodation: overall higher standard of student accommodation.
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Nightlife, Overall, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
As long as you withdraw larger amounts, using your home bank account is no more hassle/expensive than if you open a Swedish bank account.
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Madmel
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
THe food is pretty expensive in Sweden. Living in Paris, in accomodation is of course cheaper. Partying mostly every day a week is becoming expensive at the end.I'm travelling to see my parents and friends in France...In Sweden I staid on the campus, where there is everything you can need.
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Nightlife, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
No opportunity to get a student job in Sweden for the International.
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Sylvia S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Sweden has a higher cost of living in everything than in Spain
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Food, Telephone, Overall, Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If you are under 26 years old, it is pretty cheap to travel by plane inside Sweden. And you save money too living in corridors better than in apartments
In general everything is more expensive but after a while you figure out where to buy everything at the cheapest price
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